Ayurvedic Meal Ideas and Recipes

This is an organic and growing section (no pun intended…). I am daily adding new recipes so please keep checking. Photos are also gradually being added, when I remember to take them! Please do email info@theayurvedapractice.com with any recipes you love and want to share; I’ll add them on and, of course, credit you.

Here are some simple, quick and healthy family Ayurvedic meal ideas, some with recipes (click on the links) and some that you can easily make up by yourself. They are not all 100% perfect but maintain a good compromise of Ayurvedic principles and keeping children happy! There is a strong emphasis on ‘hidden’ vegetables (especially spinach) in a few of them due to children but if you are cooking for grown ups, please be more adventurous!

Try to mix up the types of protein used within the week, as well as a good mix of carbohydrates and vegetables.

Websites

Our sister practice, Ayurvedic Yogi, run by Joanna Webber, has some wonderful Ayurvedic recipe ideas on her website.

Recipe Books

I highly recommend buying Anjum’s Eat right for your body type and Eat, Taste, Heal. Don’t worry too much about reading all the information about Ayurveda in there, sometimes it can just result in confusion! If in doubt, stick to your prescription. There are some great recipes in these books. Whenever they mention the option of wheat or other grain, always use the other grain (e.g. spelt). If they add chilli, just do the recipe without these.

Another useful couple of cook books are It’s All Good by Gwyneth Paltrow and Plentyby Yotam Ottolenghi.

It’s All Good (Gwyneth Paltrow)

Some recipes from this book which look good from an Ayurvedic perspective: